Single-player games like Mandelarium
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Mandelarium, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Hood
Single-player alternative to Mandelarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mandelarium.
England, 1216. Experience the true story behind the Robin Hood legend as you control Williken of the Weald in this 2D pixel art stealth platformer. Explore, sneak, and fight your way through the forests, villages, and fortresses of Kent to take down the ruthless Castellan and save your family.
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Winds Of Arcana: Ruination
Single-player alternative to Mandelarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Mandelarium.
Discover the secrets of a sundered world as you help Aryn save his comrades in this story-rich, fully-voiced, 2.5D action-platformer. Fight terrible dangers and explore ancient mysteries as Aryn uncovers the forces that forge his destiny.
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Akatori
Single-player alternative to Mandelarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mandelarium.
A colorful action platformer with metroidvania elements and a staff that unlocks unique combat techniques and new ways to overcome obstacles. Explore beautiful worlds, fight monsters, and help Mako stop the amber storms that poison all living things.
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Curse of the Sea Rats
Single-player alternative to Mandelarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Mandelarium.
Embark on an epic, hand-animated, ‘ratoidvania’ adventure, where your crew has been turned into rats by a pirate witch! Explore a rich non-linear world, enjoy fun action platforming, face challenging bosses, and unlock unique abilities - either alone or in local co-op!
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Volkolak: The Will of Gods
Single-player alternative to Mandelarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mandelarium.
Volkolak: The Will of Gods is an epic 2D soulsvania in a dark Slavic fantasy setting, with hand-drawn animation. Explore an enchanted world full of secrets and enemies. Your choices will lead to several endings: become a warrior, a werewolf, or join the darkness.
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DOOMBLADE
Single-player alternative to Mandelarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mandelarium.
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
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Absolum
Single-player alternative to Mandelarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mandelarium.
Fight as the outcast heroes of Talamh in a fierce battle to retake magic from Sun King Azra’s grasp in Absolum, an original roguelite beat ‘em up by Dotemu.
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The Legend of Tianding
Single-player alternative to Mandelarium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Mandelarium.
The Legend of Tianding is a sidescrolling action game about Liao Tianding, the legendary Taiwanese Folk Hero. Explore the dazzling streets of Colonial Japanese Taiwan in the early 20th century.